I asked my friends who build software for the #SteamDeck if they'd like to share their thoughts on how their various projects have gone, are going and 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 go in the future

This article is just a kinda 'state of the software' for #Linux and the Deck. Featuring

#HeroicGamesLauncher
#RetroDECK
#JunkStore
#Lutris
#DeckyLoader
#Unifideck

So if you're curious about how #gaming is going on the software side, I hope you enjoy this light article I put together:

https://gardinerbryant.com/steam-deck-software-in-2026/

My very favorite #emulation and #RetroGaming option for the #SteamDeck has released the new blog post detailing what is coming next for #RetroDECK

May 2026: Exposure of Fools shows how if you're someone (like me!) who might want to install an external component, you'll be able to with ease. Their example was using Libre Office!

Link here for #gaming fun:

https://retrodeck.readthedocs.io/en/latest/blog/2026/05/04/may-2026-exposure-of-fools/#external-components-the-fool

The irony of leaving this comment under my post, which was bringing attention to how women who game and share that get torn down.

I just don't understand what people gain from this nonsense?

100% featuring this shit-head in an article on this.

If anyone has a passion for collecting #gaming music (the soundtracks), I found an archive link to so, so many of them:

https://archive.org/details/folksoundomy_gamesoundtracks

Enjoy!

I don't typically get frustrated, but the comments on #Lemmy when I shared my last interview with GameNative were just...maybe a bridge too far

https://lemmy.world/post/45969067

From GameNative being just like Stadia (?) to "𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥, 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦."

From someone telling me my article's title is a "conflict of interest" (then refusing to reply telling me how it is), to the title being clickbait

Am I crazy, or is this insane?

“𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘗𝘊𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘬” — 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘥’𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦

My latest article covers the lead developer of a program which lets you play your #Steam #GOG and #EpicGames titles on your #Android phones and retro handhelds. GameNative.

There's some healthy skepticism about whether this tech 𝘪𝘴 the futute of handheld #gaming, but I think this interview covers a bit of that:

https://gardinerbryant.com/i-genuinely-feel-gamenative-could-replace-handheld-pcs/

If anyone here enjoys #RetroGaming and wishes they had every guide written and shared on/by GameFAQs, you can download every single one of them (𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵) with this #archiveorg link:

https://archive.org/details/Gamespot_Gamefaqs_TXTs

For all those who love old #gaming this might be a nice bookmark to save!